girl, or boy?
By 9:00 a.m. tomorrow I’ll know whether my grandbaby to be is a boy or a girl!
The last test said 75% sure of one sex, but he or she was being modest so they couldn’t say for sure.
How excited am I?
Well, on a scale of 1 to 10, about 100. (more…)
six things
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you are working all day, and then you dream about it too?
I’m there!
I’m preparing some workshops for the Writing for the Soul conference in Denver the 18th through the 21st. Somewhere in there I’m spending some time with Richard’s grandmother (she’s almost 95, though she says she’s 104 and I love her like crazy), and driving to Dallas to meet my grandbaby on ultrasound. We get to find out if it’s a boy or a girl!!
I’m also preparing for two local events, and another parenting conference in Illinois in early March.
Somewhere in there I’m taking care of my Christian Writers’ Guild students, blogging, and tackling writing assignments and proposals.
When I’m in this mode, I have to remember that I can’t do it all. No one can.
This is when my Six Things kicks in and helps me. I’m a hummingbird head kind of girl, and can get sidetracked by so many things that not a lot gets accomplished, though I look busy. (more…)
More than a meal
One year ago my niece Kim was thrown 60 feet in the air, her helmet split in two, and landed broken (see my blog post that week). She was flown to a trauma hospital in a nearby state. My sister and I rushed to Kansas, hoping that she was okay. Her back was broken. Her knee was blown open. She had several breaks from the sternum down. She had a massive concussion, asking where she was and what had happened every 30 to 60 seconds.
It was scary. She’s been in recovery for the last year. She’s had operations, physical therapy, and is still a work in progress, but her faith has grown through the process. There were times that she struggled, and it is understandable, but on most days that smile that can split open wide did as she expressed confidence that she’ll get better, and that God is with her and her husband, Branden.
Kim is part of a ministry called More Than a Meal. It’s a group of people reaching out to a homeless community in cold Colorado Springs called Tent City. They bring food, coats and shoes and blankets, and they worship together every Saturday morning. (more…)
Winners! More giveaways…Carol Kummers won the Overcoming Migraines and Headaches by Lisa Morrone and Kim won a copy of The Woman I Am Becoming (one of mine!). Congrats, ladies!
Some of my Proverbs 31 Ministry friends are also hosting giveaways on their site. Check out:
She Seeks
I love this new Proverbs 31 site! It’s for young women ages 18 to 29, and it’s cool, savvy, and loaded with fun. But it’s also deeply spiritual. The She Seeks girls are vlogging, drinking lots of coffee, talking about issues like love, The Bachelor (not in that order), changing the world, and lots more great stuff.
Last week’s topic of “career” struck a chord with many of their readers and stirred up lots of great conversation. If you haven’t had
the chance to go read this entry by Annie, you simply must. It was a wild hit and full of good insight from a member of the fabulous team!
The following are the topics She Seeks is covering for this month over at http://www.sheseeks.org.
2/1 — The Danger of Silence — Guest Post by Melanie Coughlin
2/8 — Date Night Fashion — Guest Post by Shari Braendel
2/15 — Sex Games — Lisa Whittle (lucky me! 
2/22 — Anger/Controlling your Emotions — Shannon Primicerio
One guest post this week (the danger of silence) is quite thought-prokoving because it dually covers the issue of race. I loved the way they tackled this tough subject through this guest post and yet spoke to a broader audience about the bigger issue of not speaking up for something you believe in.
God continues to send amazing women to She Seeks to be a part of what they are doing. In fact, this very cool ministry is starting to get noticed and networked as a resource for the 20-something woman.
They vlog every Thursday as a way to connect with their audience and speak back to the issue covered on Monday.
If you are in your twenties, in college, a young married, a young mom, or just seeking an amazing place to connect with women of faith your age who are living life, check out She Seeks!
Think!…a book offering help for chronic head pain {{giveaway}}How did Thursday get here so fast? Every Thursday I’ll share a new book that I’m reading. I’ll also share interviews with many of the authors. I was glad to interview my guest today for a personal reason.
I have a loved one who is a strong, athletic, jump-in-life kind of guy, but migraines shut him down. That’s why I was excited to read Lisa Morrone’s new book, Overcoming Headaches and Migraines. In it she offers hope and healing with those living with chronic head pain.
She’s a physical therapist. An adjunct professor in a university Doctorate level PT program, she has taught upwards of one thousand of tomorrow’s promising physical therapists, and now shares that information with those suffering with pain, and their loved ones.and shares her method of comprehensive Do-It-Yourself treatment for chronic back and neck pain sufferers.
Lisa joins me today to talk about some of those methods, as well as how chronic pain can sideline those who want to be active. She encourages those who have been told my numerous doctors that they should “just live with it”, to search deeper.
Suzie Eller: Thanks for joining us today, Lisa. . Let’s jump right in. When someone has head pain, they often reach for medication. Can the medication they take actually cause more headaches?
Lisa Morrone, PT: Strangely enough it can! When a person regularly takes medication to keep their head pain under control—whether it is over-the counter-medication, like Excedrin or Tylenol, or doctor-prescribed meds such as Cafergot or Imitrex—their brain actually gets used to the steady diet of those brain-altering chemicals.
In fact it can become addicted to them! So what does an addicted brain do when its chemical diet is running low? It does what it knows will get it some more chemicals—it produces another headache. Very clever, huh?!
T. Suzanne Eller
Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker, columnist, and author T. Suzanne Eller teaches you how to give every chapter of your life to a relevant and life-changing Savior.
